Faucet.



- C. F. WRAY.

4 FAUCET.

'APFLICATIQN men FEB. 8,1913.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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V 114:0 Grim/"e140 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. WRAY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL BRASS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

FAUCET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it-known that L'Cnannns F. WRAY, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain 5 new and useful Improvements in Faucets;

L5 supporting a faucet on a receptacle, such as a metal cask or tank, in such a manner as to permit it to be housed during shipment, while at the same time it may readily be secured in operative relation when the contents are to be drawn from the receptacle.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a sectional view, partly in elevation, showing a portion of the wall of a tank provided with one emi0 bodiment of the invention, the faucet appearing in its operating position. Fig. 1 is a detail elevation; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the faucet in reversed position, as when the tank is being shipped; Fig. ,3 is a "5 horizontal sectional view, showing the faucet and connecting parts in plan, and Fig. 4 is a front elevation. Y 7

Similar reference characters throughout the several views indicate the same parts.

0 In the present embodiment of my invention, A designates the wall of a metal tank such as is generally used for transporting oils and other liquids where it is desirable to provide a faucet that may be. housed and 5 protected until the liquid is to be drawn off,

at which time the faucet can be quickly attached for-operation, it being carried at all times on the cask. Tofithis end, a seat or fitting 1 is provided which may be attached in 0 suitable manner to the cask and embodies an interior threaded wall 2 and a flange'3 at the base thereof, which is recessed to hold a suitable packing-ring 4.

5 designates the casing of the faucet which 5 is mounted upon a'supporting plate 6, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 8, 1913. Serial No. 747,059.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

inner face of the support tightly into en gagement with the packing-ring ie-and thus affording a tight joint which is'proof against leakage.

'ihe faucet and its support can be readily reversed to occupy either one of the posi-' tions shown in Figs. 1 and 2. While being shipped, the faucet occupies the position shown 1n Fig. 2, being arranged within the 1 cask, where it cannot be damaged or broken.

When it is desired to draw the contents from the cask, the latter is arranged in such a po-.

sition that the fitting 1 is on top, and the nut 8 is then removed, permitting the faucet supporting plate to be taken out and reversed, after which the nut is against tightened to hold the parts in operating position.

The faucet embodies a valve 10 which is mounted on a valve stem 11, to the upper end of which is attached a cap 12 to which the handle 13 is pivotally connected. The outer end of the pivoted handle 13 is provided with a slot or opening 14 which is adapted to engage an eye 15 formed on the spout 16, and 17 is a lock which may be employed to prevent unauthorized tampering with the faucet. When the handle 13 is looked, as shown in Fig. 1, it is desirable to render it impossible to remove the faucet from the cask, and to this end, the nut 8 is provided with a series of recesses 18, while the cap 12 carries an extension on which is mounted a projection 19 arranged to engage one of said recesses 18 when the valve is closed as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The supporting plate .6 carries lugs which en gage opposite sides of a lug 31 on the seat, so that when-the nut 8 is tightened to hold the faucet supporting plate in operating position, and the faucet handle is locked, the faucet cannot be moved. Under ordinary conditions, when it is desired to remove the faucet, the valve handle is turned to disengage the locking projection 19 from the nut 8, and the latter can then be readily turned. llhis structure prevents any one from removing the faucet except when the valve handle is unlocked. v

the handle is locked.

ltclaim as my invention:

1. The combination With a receptacle of a faucet, a support on which the faucet is mounted, said support being removable from the receptacle and reversible thereon, means for securing the support in place, a' valve, a handle connected to the valve, means for locking the handle against movement, and means cooperating with the valve for locking the support, against movement when the handle is locked.

- 2. llhe combination with a receptacle, of

a faucet, a supporting plate on which the faucet ismounted, a seat secured in the receptacle and adapted to receive said plate, a nut for holding the plate in engagement with the seat, a valve, a handle connected to menace the valve, means for locking. the handle against movement, and a locking member carried by the valve and cooperating with said nut to hold it-against movement when 3: The combination with a receptacle, of a faucet, a supporting plate on which the faucet is mounted, a seat secured in the receptacle and adapted to receive said plate,

CHARLES F. WRAY.

Witnesses G. WILLARD R101 H. E. STONEBRAKJER. 

